Complementary Medicine Journal
Year:2019 | Volume:9 | Issue:1 (30)|Papers Count:8

Introduction: Anxiety during pregnancy has negative consequences on mother and fetus’ health and decreases mothers' self-efficacy. Today, yoga is used to control anxiety in a variety of contexts. This study aims at determining the effect of yoga on anxiety and self-efficacy of primiparous women. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted in 2017 on 60 primiparous women aged 18-40 years old referred to Zahedan health centers. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups of intervention and control. During the weeks 26-27 of pregnancy 30 patients of the intervention group, received 15-12 sessions of Hatha Yoga exercises and 30 mothers of control group received normal care. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, pregnancy anxiety and self-efficacy. The pre-test was completed at week 26 and post-test at weeks 34-36 with two weeks in between; the data was analyzed using paired t-testMann-Whitney and chi-square tests, linear regression tests and SPSS 16. Results: The mean of anxiety scores before and after the intervention in the experimental and control groups were (38. 36 ± 4. 86) and (37. 26 ± 7. 11), after intervention (24. 87 ± 4. 50), (37. 84± 6. 4) and (P=0. 48) respectively. The mean of self-efficacy score before intervention in the experimental and control group was (78. 43 ± 24. 7) and (62. 69 ± 21. 74) and after the intervention (124. 45 ± 13. 26) and (16. 33± 92. 75) respectively, and (P=0. 001). Conclusion: After the intervention, the mean anxiety score in the experimental group decreased and self-efficacy increased. It seems that Hatta Yoga hase been used to reduce anxiety and increase self-efficacy of firstpregnant women in the second and third trimesters.

Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the effect of Quranic stories on school-age children’ s self-concept. Methods: This study was conducted as a pretest-posttest experimental design on 60 primary school children aged 7-12 years old in the city of Gonbad-e-Kavos in 2017، who were assigned to two groups of intervention and control through simple random sampling. The intervention group received eight sessions of storytelling (two sessions per week for 60 minutes). The participants completed the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale twice. The data were analyzed though SPSS 16 and using independent t-test and paired t-test. Result: Based on the results، overall self-concept was 57. 20 ± 4. 57 in the control group and 62. 63 + 3. 85 in the intervention group، which shows a significant difference (p=0. 001). Independent t-test showed no significant difference among the dimensions of self-concept scale in the intervention and control groups. However، independent t-test showed a significant difference between the mean of self-concept dimensions of school-age children in the intervention group and that in the control group. Also، there was no significant difference in the self-concept of children before and after the storytelling in the control group (p=0. 31)، but there was a significant difference in the children’ self-concept before and after the storytelling sessions in the intervention group (p <0. 005). Conclusion: Self-concept increased in the group receiving Quranic storytelling. Therefore، it can be said that storytelling intervention influenced the level of self-concept of school-age children. The Quranic stories make children aware of themselves and lead to their good mental health.

Introduction: Wet cupping is considered as a treatment procedure in traditional Iranian medicine, which is performed by creating suction and bleeding on special areas of the body. Materials: To examine the effect of wet cupping on the biochemical parameters of lambs’ blood, two experiments were conducted. Ten male Mehraban lambs weighing 23. 4± 3. 24 Kg were randomly assigned to two groups: control (no cupping) and experimental (cupping). Experiment 1 was designed for comparing biochemical parameters of the venous and cupping blood. Experiment 2 was conducted one week after performing wet cupping and aimed to investigate the effect of wet cupping on biochemical and haematological parameters of the venous blood. Results: There was s significant difference in serum total cholesterol (p<0. 041), triglycerides (TG) (p<0. 047), high-density lipoprotein (HDL) (p<0. 042), Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase (SGPT) (p<0. 012) and uric acid (p<0. 009) between the venous blood and the cupping blood. No significant difference was observed between the control and experimental groups in terms of biochemical parameters. However, many of them improved in the cupping group. Conclusion: The amount of wastes in the cupping blood was much higher than those in the venous blood. One week after performing wet cupping, some of the biochemical parameters in the blood samples of the cupping group showed a slight decrease compared to those in the control group. Disposing of wastes in the cupping blood may indicate the positive effect of cupping on the biochemical profile of the blood.

Introduction: The IGF-1 affects physiological processes in the body and its serum levels decrease in patients with subclinical hypothyroidism. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a period of aerobic training on serum levels of IGF-1 in women with subclinical hypothyroidism. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, after obtaining written consents, 25 women with subclinical hypothyroidism (aged 35. 59 ± 3. 83 years old) were assigned to three groups: drug-aerobic training (N=8), aerobic training (N=7), and drug (N=10). Aerobic training included three 60-minutes sessions per week for 5 months. The drug group included the inactive participants who took only LT4 tablets. Serum levels of IGF-1, triiodothyronine (T3), thyroxine (T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) were measured in the three groups after 5 months. The data were analyzed using SPSS 16 through analysis of variance. Results: Aerobic activity resulted in significant changes in serum levels of IGF-1 and T4 (P≤ 0. 05), This means that serum levels of IGF-1 in the drug-aerobic training and aerobic training groups were significantly higher than those in the drug group. Also, concentration of serum T4 was significantly lower in the drug-aerobic training and aerobic training groups than that in the drug group. No significant difference was observed in the concentrations of T3 and TSH among the groups. Conclusion: The results showed that 5 month of aerobic training increased the serum levels of IGF-1 in women with subclinical hypothyroidism, who are subjected to decreased IGF-1.

Introduction: Hydatid cyst surgery leads to the cyst rupture and release of protoscolices. Following the results of the previous study showing that microwaves have the ability to deactivate protoscolices in vitro, this study aimed to investigate the effect of these microwaves on protoscolices in vivo. Methods: This experimental study was conducted on 24 mice. Hydatid cysts from sheep were collected from the slaughterhouse and protoscolices were removed. Twenty-four eppendorf tubes containing protoscolices were divided into 4 groups. The first group (control) was not placed in the experimental environment and was not exposed to radiation, the second and third groups (treatment) were exposed to microwave radiation for 40 and 60 seconds, respectively, and the fourth group (sham) was placed in the experimental environment without radiation. The content of each tube was injected to a mouse, observing the codes for working with animals. After 4 months, the mice were killed and the number and location of their cysts were examined. The data were analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis test at significance level of p<0. 05. Results: The mortality rate of protoscolices in the treatment groups after microwave radiation was significantly higher than that in the control and sham groups (p<0. 001). The total number of cysts formed in the mice in the treatment groups was lower than that in the control group, but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0. 05). Conclusion: Repetitive microwaves not only affect the mortality rate of protoscolices, but also reduce the ability of them for producing cysts. Considering that exposure to microwaves is a non-invasive method, it can be used as an alternative method in treatment of hydatid cyst.

Introduction: Lower back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder in nurses. Therefore, this study aimed to compare the effect of vibration therapy and that of muscle relaxation methods on nurses with low back pain. Methods: In this clinical trial, 110 nurses with low back pain were randomly assigned to two intervention groups (group I and group II). The research instrument were written consent form, demographic questionnare, numeric pain rating scale and pain assessment flowsheet. In group I, the nurses received vibration therapy once a day for 10 minutes for two weeks. In the group II, the nurses performed muscle relaxation once a day for 20 minutes for two weeks. Then, pain rate was measured before and after the intervention in both groups. The data were analyzed by SPSS 20 and α =0. 05 was considered significant. Results: There were no significant difference between the two groups in terms of demographic information (p>0. 05). Before the intervention, there was no significant difference between the the groups in terms of average low back pain (P = 0. 0814). After the intervention, both groups experienced a statistically significant decrease in pain compared to that before intervention (p≤ 0. 001). The nurses’ low back pain in the muscle relaxation group decreased from 5. 8 to 4. 25 and from 5. 9 to 3. 1 in the vibration therapy group. There was a significant difference between the groups in terms of the average pain severity after the intervention (p=0. 044) so that the pain reduction rate in the vibration therapy group was higher than that in the muscle relaxation group. Conclusion: The results showed that vibration therapy and muscle relaxation reduced the nurses’ low back pain. In other words, both methods were effective. However, vibration therapy was more effective.

Introduction: There are some reports in traditional medicine concerning the antiinflammatory, anti-nociceptive and anti-pyretic effects of Trifolium pretense (red clover). The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of hydroalcoholic extract of red clover inflammation, pain and fever in male mice. Methods: In this experimental study, 120 male mice were classified into twenty 6-member groups (4 tests and each test covering 5 groups), considering the ethics of working with laboratory animals. The hydroalcoholic extract of red clover was injected intraperitoneally at doses of 250, 500 and 750 mg/kg. The anti-inflammatory and antipyretic activities were measured using xylene-induced ear edema and brewer’ s yeastinduced pyrexia tests, respectively. In addition, the anti-nociceptive activity was measured using the abdominal constrictions induced by acetic acid and formalin tests. The data were analyzed by SPSS and one-way ANOVA test. The significance was shown as p <0. 05. Results: The doses of 500 mg/kg (p=0. 003) and 750 mg/kg (p<0. 001) significantly reduced inflammation. All the doses significantly reduced the pain in the abdominal constriction test and chronic pain in the formalin test and the doses of 500 and 750 mg/kg reduced the pain in in the acute phase of formalin test (p<0. 001). Also, fever was significantly reduced (p<0. 001) at dose of 750 mg/kg. Conclusion: The red clover has anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive and antipyretic effects, which are likely to be related to the isoflavonoid and flavonoid components of this plant. Further research is required.

Introduction: Recently increased an expansion of interest in non-pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. The aim of this study to investigate the effect of eight weeks of aerobic training and Ritalin on hippocampus Brain-derived neurotrophic factor in hyperactive rats. Methods: To implementation of this experimental research, 33 Wistar rats (weigh, 180-220g) were randomly divided into 5 groups: 1) Healthy control, 2) Hyperactivity, 3) Hyperactivity-Aerobic training, 4) Hyperactivity-Ritalin, and 5) Hyperactivity-Aerobic training-Ritalin and returned to the open field test. To induce ADHD in the rats, injected 10 mg/kg of L-NAME for 8 weeks and 6 days per week based on weight of the rats. The drug group received 1 mg oral Ritalin per kg weight of rats daily for 8 weeks. The rats performed aerobic training 30 minutes at day and 7 days of week for 8 weeks. The level of the hippocampus BDNF was measured using ELISA kit. Data were analyzed by ANCOVA, one-way ANOVA and Tukey post hoc test at p≤ 0. 05. Results: The results showed that aerobic training led to significant increase in the levels of hippocampal BDNF in hyperactive rats (p<0. 05). Ritalin increased the level of hippocampal BDNF in hyperactive rats (p=0. 001). Also, Aerobic training with Ritalin significantly increased the level of hippocampal BDNF in hyperactive rats (p=0. 001). Conclusion: Aerobic training with Ritalin led to increase in the level of hippocampal BDNF in hyperactive rats.